Ornament holder



Oct. 31, 1944. M, A AN 2,361,772

ORNAMENT HOLDER 4 Filed Dec. 3, 1941 IN V ENTOR.

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.4 TTOQNE) Patented Oct. 31, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENTHOLDER Max Kaplan, Brooklyn, Y. 7 Application December 3, 1941, SerialNo. 421,445

I Claims. (01. 24-5) This invention relates generally to ornamentholders. More particularly, my invention relates to an improvedconstruction for ornament holders of the barrette type adapted to befastened to the hair or to the garment of the user for the purpose ofsupporting artificial flowers or other suitable ornaments.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an ornament holder ofthe class described which shall be characterized by its simplicity ofconstruction. and in which the ornaments may be very quickly and easilyattached or detached as desired.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ornament holder of theclass described which is suitably adapted for molding from a plastic orother moldable substance, as well as being stamped from metallicmaterial, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, andwhich at the same time shall constitute a general im; provement in theart.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointedout. The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of theinvention, in which, ,Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of anornament holderconstructed in accordance with my invention andillustrating the manner of its use;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the Fig. 1 form of myinvention; I

Fig. 4 is an elevational view similar to Fig 1 but partly in section andillustrating a modified form of my invention;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal view, partly in section,

I of another modified form of my invention; and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 ofFig. 5.

In the type of ornament holders heretofore manufactured for. use insupporting artificial flowers and the like, many'disadvantageswereinherent in the constructions employed. For. example, it was found thatit was extremely diflicult to attach the artificial flowers to theholder. The method of attachment heretofore generally consisted offoldable tabs or pieces of wires or some other movable parts which weretwisted about the flower and the holder. This resulted in the looseningand the falling off of flowers from the hair or garment much to theannoyance of the user.

In accordance with my invention, I have proscribed disadvantageshavebeen overcome, and in which an ornament 'such as for example, aflower, may be very quickly and easily attached to the holder, by merelymaking use of the stem of the flower itself, Without additionalfastening members.

. Referring now' in detail to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the, drawing, I haveshown an embodiment of my invention in the form of a barrette type ofornament holder comprising a body II) which may be made of any suitablemoldable substance such 7 as the cellulose acetate plastics or othersimilar materials now in general use. The said body Ill may be curved orbowed in the direction of its length in the customary manner of barrettetype pins. Attached to or integral with the body I0 is a hinge lug IIand a fastening lug I2, the said lugs II and I2 projecting from thebottom surface !0a of the body Ill. Hingedly attached to the lug II is aclamping tongue I4 of any well known construction and adapted toresiliently engage the lug I2 in any suitable manner wellknown to theart. If desired any standardtype of pin with safety catch may beemployed instead of the clamping tongue. Projectin from the bottomsurface Illa there may also be provided a plurality of teeth I5 designedto facilitate the gripping of the holder in the hair or in attachmentwith a garment. A through opening I6, running lengthwise of the body I0,is provided as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Communicatingwith the opening I6 and with the top Wall IOb of the body I0 is a secondopening I7 angularly disposed with respect to the opening I6. Instead ofthe 'single longitudinal opening I6 two separate openings may be used onopposite sides of the opening IT and commu- .to maintain the flower Fcaptively attached to the holder.

In Fig. 1, I have shown an additional ornament in the form of a leaf Lwhich may also be inserted in either end of opening I6. It is noted thatthe stem 20 if desired, may be inserted through either end of theopening I6 and that the leaf L may be inserted through the opening I1.It is further noted that there are no bendable,

tabs which tend to break, and no additional wires are necessary outsideof the stem of the flower or leaf itself. ment may be quickly attachedor detached without any special skill or tools required on the part ofthe user.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing, I have shown a modified form of my invention,in which the body 30 of the holder may be formed with a single opening3| which may be of generally U-shape and provided with portions 3m andSH) which communicate with the top wall 30a of the body 30.

It is understood that the bodies of the holder or 30 must be made ofsuificient thickness to permit the formation and arrangement of theopenings shown in the drawing or any other desired arrangement ofopenings for the purposes above described.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown another modified form of my invention inwhich the body 40 of the ornament holder comprises a top wall 40a and apair of depending side walls 401) integral therewith. The walls 401) arespaced from each other to provide a channel C therebetween. Openings 4!,42 and 43 are provided in the top Wall 4011 communicating directly withthe channel C. Any suitable lugs 44 and 45 are provided for cooperationwith a tongue 46 for attachment to the hair or garment of the user. Inthis form of invention the stem of the flower F or leaf L may beinserted through any of the openings 4!, 42 or 43 and angularly bent soas to lie within the channel C. It is thus seen that the angular bendingof the stem will hold the ornament in attachment with the holder and atthe same time will conceal the stem from view within the channel C.While in the drawing, I have shown three openings in the wall of thebody 40 it is understood that any number of such openings may beprovided communicating directly with the channel C.

If desired, the bottom free edges of the walls 4% may be serrated toprovide teeth 50 to facilitate the gripping attachment of the ornamentto the hair or garment and at the same time these teeth may be used tofacilitate the frictional engagement of the stem of the ornament. Insuch cases when the body is made of metallic material any selected teeth5!], either singly or in opposed pairs may be bent inwardly to aid inholding the stem captive within the channel and concealed from view.

There may also be added, if desired, a bottom wall member 60 (see Fig.6) which may comprise a relatively thin longitudinal strip of paper ormetal bowed transversely of its length, as shown, to be. resilientlyheld in position. The member 60 may also be made integral with th body40. In the type of construction just explained it is noted that when thestem of the flower or leaf Therefore it is seen that the ornais insertedin any one of the openings 4!, 42 or 43, it will be bent and receivedwithin the passageway formed between the top wall 42 and the member 60.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have hereindescribed the construction, operation and usefulness of my invention,together with structures which I now consider to represent the bestembodiments thereof, but I desire to have it understood that theconstructions shown are only illustrative and that the invention can becarried out by other means. Also, while it is designed to use variousfeatures and elements in the combinations and relations described, someof these may be altered and others omitted without interfering with themore general results outlined and my invention extends to such use.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a barrette type ornament holder having a body portion comprising atop wall bowed or curved in the direction of its length and a hollowarea within said body portion, that improvement which comprisesproviding an opening in the top wall of said body portion for receivingand holding therein a stem of a flower or similar ornament, said openingcommunicating directly with said hollow area whereby the said stem willbe hidden from view when the barrette is worn.

2. In a barrette type of ornament holder having a solid body portionmade of plastic material and having a top wall surface thereof bowed orcurved in the direction of its length, that improvement which-comprisesproviding a longitudinal bore in said body portion communicating atopposite ends thereof with the said top wall surface of said body and atransverse bore in said body communicating with said longitudinal boreand with the said top wall surface of said body, said bores beingadapted to frictionally receive stems of flowers or similar ornamentstherein for attachment to said holder.

3. An ornament holder according to claim 1 in which said body portioncomprises said curved top wall and a pair of side walls dependingtherefrom, said side walls being spaced from each other to form saidhollow area or channel therebetween.

4. An ornament holder according to claim 1 in which said body portioncomprises said curved top wall and a pair of side walls dependingtherefrom, said side walls being spaced from each other to form saidhollow area or channel therebetween, a portion of the said stem beingreceived within said channel, portions adjacent the free edges of saidside walls being adapted to be bent inwardly to hold the stem portion ofthe ornament received within the channel, captive therein.

5. An ornament holder of the class described comprising a one-piecesolid body havin a top surface, a longitudinal bore and a transversebore in said body, said transverse bore communicating directly with saidlongitudinal bore and with said top surface, so that the stem of aflower passed through said transverse bore will enter said longitudinalbore and be frictionally held thereby.

' MAX KAPLAN.

